Fifth Avenue Magic – Tutorial #346 and Blog Candy

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Happy Friday!  I’m home this weekend.   With all of the traveling I’ve been doing it seems a little strange.  🙂

After many inquiries, I want to give you an update regarding my husband Russ’ health.  He is doing so much better.  Although he still has an irregular heart beat, his heart rate is where it should be.  He is being treated with medication for now to try to straighten things out.   Thank you again for keeping him in your thoughts.  I just think his heart beats faster when I’m around, lol.  🙂

Now back to business.   Today’s tutorial is quite girly with all the pink and I have been dying to use the Little Bit of Magic set.  So here is my little scene with it.

Before we get started on the tutorial I want to announce today’s blog candy.  Check it out, it is a brand new Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Hostess set “It’s the Thought. 

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All you have to do to be enter to win this set is leave me a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you.  If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to click HERE and then leave a comment.  Please no e-mail entries.

I will select the winner on Monday, July 12, 2010 using a Random Number Generator.   Good Luck Everyone!                           

Let’s get started on that tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Fifth Avenue Floral and Little Bit of Magic
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Melon Mambo, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Basic Black, Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Old Olive
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, Pretty in Pink Ribbon, Markers (Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, So Saffron and Old Olive), Versamark Pad, Circle Scissors, Scribble Swirles Die and Bit Shot Machine

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On a 3″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White stamped the fairy by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it.

Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Masked over the fairy with a 2.25″ card stock circle.  I cut the circle using my Circle Scissors.

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Holding the mask in place, sponged Marina Mist ink on the card stock.

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Sponged Not Quite Navy ink on, not covering the Marina Mist ink entirely.

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Sponged Night of Navy at the top of the card stock.

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Removed the mask.

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On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped the rose by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Melon Mambo ink before stamping it.  Heat embossed the rose using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Colored in the Rose using a Pink Pirouette marker.

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Added Pretty in Pink marker.

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Added Regal Rose Marker.

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Cut the rose out.

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Added Pink Pirouette Marker to the Fairy and her flower.

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Added Pretty in Pink marker to the folds of her dress and the center of the flower.

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Added a bit of Regal Rose marker to the darkest areas.

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Colored her collar and hair in with a So Saffron Marker.

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Added Certainly Celery marker to the tips of her collar.

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Stamped the fairy dust with Whisper White ink.  Added just a dot of Old Olive ink to the tips of her collar.

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Assembled the card front by adding Old Olive, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy card stock panels.  Added Pretty in Pink ribbon and Scribbles Swirls Die cuts from Old Olive card stock.   Cut the Scribbles Swirls Dies using my Big Shot Machine.

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Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card front.

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Sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card front and finished assembling the card.

Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

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May your weekend be absolutely Magical.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar 

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264 thoughts on “Fifth Avenue Magic – Tutorial #346 and Blog Candy

  1. Michele Ruiz's avatar Michele Ruiz

    it amazes me how you take a set I would not consider and turn it into something I love, Please enter me in your drawing!

    Michele R.

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  2. gloria krawczyk's avatar gloria krawczyk

    Oh Michelle, You are truly inspiring! Every time I see one of your tutorials, I find I want to stop whatever I’m doing and stamp.

    Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

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  3. F. Leavelle's avatar F. Leavelle

    As always your card is wonderful. Someday, maybe, I’ll be as creative as you!! Please enter me for a chance to win the cute stamp set. Glad to hear your husband is doing so well. Thanks for all the chances at great blog candy and especially for your terrific tutorials.

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  4. Mary Schmidt's avatar Mary Schmidt

    Please enter me in the drawing for the blog candy.

    Even if I tried to follow this tutorial, my results would never look as good as yours. You are an artist! Just the way that you color the rose is amazing. Thanks for all your tutorials. I love seeing what you come up with.

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  5. Ann's avatar Ann

    This is a beautiful card. I like all the extra touches like the big shot swirl & the fairy dust.

    I’d love to win that set. Thanks for the chance! The crab is adorable & I like the card you made with him the other day.

    Glad to hear Russ is doing better.

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  6. Kathy Evans's avatar Kathy Evans

    Hey, Michelle, please enter me into your blog candy drawing. I’d love to recreate the darling card you made with that hostess set! The card you made today is gorgeous, as always! Love all tha tpink and the fairy dancing on the rose. I’m awe of your talent!

    Glad to hear Russ is doing better!

    KathyE

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  7. This my first time viewing your blog and your work is gorgeous. I loved your tutorial, and the colors are awesome, especially the rose, your rose looks so real. Thanks for sharing your lovely artwork.
    I would like to be entered in your drawing for the blog candy. I have AFIB and I glad to hear your husband is better.

    Have a great weekend.

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  8. Margaret Thompson's avatar Margaret Thompson

    Geat card, just love that rose and fairy.

    It seems like a totally different creation for you but a really pretty and unique one.

    The colors you have chosen just come together and look absolutely great just as if it came right out of a page from a Walt Disney magazine.

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  9. Mary Ann Daugherty's avatar Mary Ann Daugherty

    So glad to hear Russ is doing better. I too have a rapid heart beat from time to time. Dr put me on meds and it has improved. Now it only happens maybe once a month instead of several times a week. Hope they have put him on meds also to help. Please keep us updated. Please enter me for the blog candy. After seeing your crab card I put that set on my wish list. I just love it and can use it in sooo many cards. I love the fifth avenue card tooo. That is one of my favorite stamp sets.

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  10. carmen's avatar carmen

    Hey Michelle,
    Please enter me into your blog candy drawing.
    I just love that cute crab card that you made with that hostess set!
    I bought that fairy stamp set to make a card for my granddaughter, couldn’t quite make up my mind as to how to make it… I now know how!
    Love all that pink and the fairy dancing on the rose.
    Just beautiful.
    Glad to hear Russ is doing better!

    Carmen

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  11. Beth Rue's avatar Beth Rue

    Hello Michelle,
    So glad to hear your husband is on the mend…you are both in my thoughts.
    The card once again is unique and beautiful! Thanks so much for all the inspiration.
    My granddaughters are always looking to make cards with grandma…this set would be perfect! Please enter me in the drawing.
    Have a great weekend!
    Beth

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  12. Glendel Williams's avatar Glendel Williams

    Wonderful card and tutorials! You are a true artist! Please enter me in your contest for the blog candy. Thanks.

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  13. Colorado's avatar Colorado

    Please enter me to win your blog candy. Your cards are so gorgeous. I love your tutorials!! Thank you so much for sharing your work with us!

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  14. Diane Young's avatar Diane Young

    I’m a very lucky person in general so shall I just send you my address right away???? It’s a cute set and I’d love to win it.

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  15. Judy's avatar Judy

    I’m glad to hear the Russ is doing better, we were all very concerned. I just love the card, what a wonderful talent you have and I do thank you for sharing it with all of us. Do take care and God Bless.

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  16. Judy's avatar Judy

    Oh and did I forget to say pleae put me in for the candy drawing? Please do – thanks again for all you do and for all the candy you hand out.

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  17. First, I want to thank you for all of the wonderful tutorials! I always read them, but yet I very seldom comment, so I wanted to make sure and thank you again!

    I would love this set! You always can do so much with so little! Your gears must be grinding in your sleep about new ways to use the stamps! You are so wonderful to share your God-given talent!

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  18. Sue S.'s avatar Sue S.

    Glad your husband is doing better. I love the color combinations and the way you did the water in your Crabby card. The little bows on the ribbon make me think of the crab’s legs. Please enter me in your drawing. The rose in your magic card is Gorgeous with a capital “G”! Thanks.

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  19. Helen in Iowa's avatar Helen in Iowa

    Very different but always could come up with something to make with those stamps I am sure……And by the way did I understand you to say that you got a tattoo the other day. What was it, if I may ask.

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